Aguila Blanca
Staff
I attended an Appleseed shoot this past weekend. I've been curious about Appleseed for several years but never had a real urge to go. The daughter of a friend just enlisted in the Army. We were discussing ways to get her some familiarization without the issues of a kid resisting instruction from a parent figure, and I mentioned that there were a couple of Appleseeds in our state before her reporting date. So ... we all went.
I had some issues with a bad back and a bum hip impeding the transitions between positions, but my biggest issue was my rifle. I took a Marlin 795, set up with a Simmons 4x32 rimfire scope. From the prone position, I could NOT eliminate vignetting -- the image wasn't filling the full lens area, and that (if I understand it correctly) introduces parallax errors if you can't keep the smaller circle centered in the larger circle.
Any suggestions? I'm leaning toward adding a butt pad to the stock but I'd prefer not to start throwing things at it until I better understand the issue. I took the rifle out this afternoon and, from a standing position, it's perfect.
I had some issues with a bad back and a bum hip impeding the transitions between positions, but my biggest issue was my rifle. I took a Marlin 795, set up with a Simmons 4x32 rimfire scope. From the prone position, I could NOT eliminate vignetting -- the image wasn't filling the full lens area, and that (if I understand it correctly) introduces parallax errors if you can't keep the smaller circle centered in the larger circle.
Any suggestions? I'm leaning toward adding a butt pad to the stock but I'd prefer not to start throwing things at it until I better understand the issue. I took the rifle out this afternoon and, from a standing position, it's perfect.